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adverb

  • At the time or in the amount that is required or necessary.

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"We must honestly admit that collectively, we are not yet on track as needed," Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said Friday ahead of the formal UN negotiations known as COP17.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

If they choose collaboration, then they start evacuations, moving people as far as needed – including across international borders.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

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  • pro re nata
  • when the situation calls for it
  • on a case-by-case basis
  • on demand
  • if required

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  • on a set schedule

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